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Nursing Homes Hiring Criminals, Government Report Says

Nursing Homes Hiring Criminals, Government Report Says

Low federal standards; inconsistent state regulations; and a general lack of strong, standardized processes have created lapses in the types of employees hired by nursing home facilities, a problem about which we have long been writing. For instance, the majority of nursing homes—90 percent—hired staff with criminal convictions, said CBS News citing a recent government report [...]

Published Mar 3, 2011.
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Johnson & Johnson Warned Over Marketing of Two Devices

Johnson & Johnson Warned Over Marketing of Two Devices

In the newest in a string of debacles surrounding drug giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), it just received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating it is illegally marketing two products, wrote Daily Finance. We’ve previously written that J&J is expecting more legal fallout from its recalls of children’s Tylenol and [...]

Published Aug 25, 2010.
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Drug, Device Makers Investigated Over Payments to Overseas Doctors

Drug, Device Makers Investigated Over Payments to Overseas Doctors

GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly are among a dozen drug and medical device makers under investigation for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The act bars U.S. companies from bribing government or corporate officials in other countries to win business, among other things. According to a report in The [...]

Published Aug 16, 2010.
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